Germany: 15-year-olds below basic maths rose from 18% in 2012 to 30%
The mean fell 39 points, from 514 to 475: the largest fall of 59 countries with both years. The share began rising after 2015.
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Level 2 means tasks where the pupil must work out which simple formula or method to use. Below it, a pupil manages only direct questions.
The line is the share of Germany's 15-year-olds below level 2 in maths, in test years.
- Germany: below level 2, maths %
2003: 21.6; 2006: 19.9; 2009: 18.6; 2012: 17.7; 2015: 17.2; 2018: 21.1; 2022: 29.5
- Germany: mean score, maths points
2012: 513.5; 2022: 474.8
OECD PISA 2022: trend tables of shares by level and of means (maths comparable since 2003); the 2012→2022 change with its standard error, linking error included.
In 2015 the test moved to computers. The pupil population changes, including through migration; the card does not separate causes.
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How did reading at age 10 change in Germany?